Amara

Fiscal year ending 2021. Filed on November 14, 2022.

5907 Martin Luther King Way S
Seattle, Washington 98118

Amara (EIN: 91-0577487) has filed an IRS Form 990 since at least fiscal year 2016. In its fiscal year 2021 IRS Form 990 filing, Amara, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 6 out of 75 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $89,273. The highest compensated employee at Amara is Dong Nam with fiscal year 2021 compensation of $120,854.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$4,579,914

Expenses

$4,224,572

Employee compensation

$3,098,908

Reported Compensated Employees

Dong Nam

Chief Financial Officer

$120,854

$108,655 from orgNo related comp$12,199 other

Jason Gortney

Chief Innova

$119,289

$111,426 from orgNo related comp$7,863 other

Ruth Tollefson

Chief Philan

$116,820

$109,111 from orgNo related comp$7,709 other

Nicole Mazen

PRGM and Polic

$92,306

$85,473 from orgNo related comp$6,833 other

Scarlett Aldebot-Green

Chief Executive Officer

$76,912

$75,385 from orgNo related comp$1,527 other

Maureen Sorenson

Chief Commun

$9,455

$9,292 from orgNo related comp$163 other

Non-Employee Board Members

Mission Statement

AMARA'S MISSION IS TO ENSURE THAT EVERY CHILD IN FOSTER CARE HAS THE LOVE AND SUPPORT OF A COMMITTED FAMILY - AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, AND FOR AS LONG AS EACH CHILD NEEDS. AMARA HAS BEEN SERVING WASHINGTON SINCE ITS FOUNDING AS MEDINA BABY HOME, A TRADITIONAL ORPHANAGE, IN 1921. WHILE AMARA'S SERVICES HAVE EVOLVED OVER THE PAST 100+ YEARS TO MEET URGENT AND EMERGENT NEEDS, OUR FOCUS ON SUPPORTING CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE, ADOPTEES AND THOSE WHO LOVE THEM HAS NEVER WAVERED. AMARA SERVED 1,615 PARENTS AND 1,412 CHILDREN IN 2024.